PowerView® Automation
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
Sheer Shades
Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.
Cellular Shades
Cellular honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. An energy-efficient design that traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Roman Shades
Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.
Roller Shades
The Hunter Douglas roller shades & solar screen shades collections offer excellent light control and a clean, stylish look in a range of fabrics and materials.
Woven Shades
For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.
Vertical Shades
Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.
Wood Blinds
From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.
Metal Blinds
Find the perfect metal blinds for any room in your home. From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, metal blinds have been a favorite among homeowners.
Vertical Blinds
Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.
Shutters
Hunter Douglas custom window shutters provide superior light control and privacy with classic styles, long-lasting finishes, and exceptional craftsmanship.
Drapery
Choose from timeless and on-trend fabrics, including lofty textures and alluring jacquards, artisanal embroideries and luminous sheers.
Light Enhancing
Enjoy the beauty of natural light and make any space more captivating, with the following light-enhancing shades.
Room Darkening
Want a darker room for better sleep or optimal movie binging? These shades and drapes help block light at the window.
Energy Efficient
Live comfortably and save energy with these shades. Designer to keep a room warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Door Coverings
Manage natural light and add privacy with these window treatments that work well for sliding-glass and patio doors.
Sound Absorption
Create a quieter, more relaxing room with these window treatments, which help absorb sound, reducing exterior noise.
Top-Down Bottom-Up
For privacy and natural light, position shades from the top, bottom or both. These shades have this feature available.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Frosted Privacy Film
Frosted Films offer a broad selection of vinyl glass films designed to mimic the look of costly Frosted or Etched Glass Finishes at a fraction of the cost without any sacrifice in appearance or quality.
Outdoor Shades
For over 15 years, Blinds and Designs has been the premier source for custom window treatments in Western North Carolina.
Window Tinting
Sun damage is a constant and consistent problem. The ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun can cause your furniture and interior décor to discolor or fade.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Video Design Consultations
We offer Video Design Consultations, using video conferencing tools such as FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, and Duo.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Blinds and Designs is the premier source for custom window treatments in Western North Carolina.
Meet the Team
Blinds and Designs is locally-owned and operated and has been proudly serving our Western North Carolina since 2004.
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Locally owned and operated, Blinds & Designs has provided the best Hunter Douglas blinds, shades, shutters, and drapes to Western North Carolina for almost 20 years.
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Bedroom
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Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
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Media Room
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Nursery & Kids Room
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Angled Windows
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Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.
French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
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Skylights
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Blackout
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What To Do with Small Windows
Small windows can be hard to cover. Often the window treatments physically don’t fit in the smaller space, or their design aesthetic is too overwhelming for the smaller proportions; either way, the window treatment looks off. There also isn’t one right way to cover all small windows as widows in different rooms or areas of the house may have different light-control or privacy needs. There are, however, tricks and tips that can help you design the best window treatment for your small window including style suggestions, color and textile recommendations, and decorating advice.
Trust the Plantation Style Shutters
Plantation-style shutters are a classic choice for small windows. Their louvers come in small, medium, and larges sizes so no matter the size of the window the shutters can be built proportionally. They can also be customized to fit in specialty-shaped windows (which is a common requirement for smaller-sized decorative windows) including arches, circles, ovals, trapezoids, and angles. Additionally, many small windows in residential houses, like the bathroom, require privacy along with light control, and plantation-style shutters can provide both. Plantation shutters can also be stained or painted in lighter colors up to and including white shutters; light colors often work better on smaller window treatment's because their hues brighten the space and help it feel more open. Hunter Douglas makes three kinds of high-end plantation shutters that work on small windows:
Use Light Colors or Materials
Though plantation shutters are one of the most common window treatments for small windows, other soft shade styles also work for smaller treatments including sheer curtains and roller shades because they showcase rather than overpowering modest window sizes.
Sheers Curtains
Sheer is a great material for small windows because of its light, diaphanous weave. Heavy textiles and dark colors overwhelm small windows making them seem even more meager. Drapery and side panels from the Hunter Douglas Design Studio collection come in a selection of sheer and semi-opaque fabrics suitable for small window treatments.
Roller Shades
Streamlined, sleek, chic, unassuming; descriptions of roller shades themselves reveal why this style of window treatment is best for small windows. The operating system and the design profile of a roller shade work well for the proportions of a smaller window, and their simple front makes a great canvas for subtle design like white-on-white patterns or horizontal striping for added dimension.
Be Cognizant of What’s Around
Sometimes to make small windows appear larger it’s not about the window or the window treatments themselves; sometimes making small windows appear larger is all about what’s around the window. One way to create the feel of a designer's touch is to fabricate the illusion of bigger windows with decorating tricks including the strategic use of mirrors and trim color.
Mirrors
Mirrors help spread light in rooms where windows are small or singular; they help amplify natural illumination which makes the room feel brighter and larger. Mirrors can also be used to create the illusion of multiple windows in a room depending on their placement on the interior or exterior walls of the home.
Trim Color
Most interior trim is painted to contrast with the wall color, be that with lighter or darker shades. However, sometimes with smaller windows painting the trim the same color as the wall creates the illusion of greater space by removing the hard, defining frame around the window so the small size is no longer accentuated.
Discuss the window treatment options for your small windows with the design experts at Blinds & Designs today. Request a consultation online or visit the showroom located near Fletcher, North Carolina, to speak with a team member at your convenience. Blinds & Designs serves areas in western North Carolina including Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville, and Fletcher, NC.